Tape dispenser

• US 3,156,603 A
• Filed: 01/02/1962
• Issued: 11/10/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Clifford C. Robinson
• Original Assignee: Clifford C. Robinson
• Inventors: Robinson, Clifford C.
• Application Number:
  US04/163,928
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• US Class Current: 156/577
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 35/0033 and affixing it to a surface B65H35/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1795 Implement carried web supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 225/245 Including removable cap or sleeve enclosure for spooled work supply

Claims

1. A HAND HELD TAPE DISPENSER ADAPTED TO LAY STRIPS OF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE ON A SURFACE SELECTIVELY IN A STRAIGHT PATH AND A CURVED PATH AND CLOSELY ADJACENT AN ABUTTING SURFACE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SURFACE COMPRISING:

(A) AN INTEGRAL CASE HAVING A FORWARD PORTION AND FIRST AND SECOND SPACED PARALLEL THIN SIDE WALLS, SAID SIDE WALLS EACH HAVING AN ALIGNED PERIPHERAL EDGE, (B) SAID INTEGRAL CASE INCLUDING AN END WALL EXTENDING BETWEEN AND CONNECTING SAID SIDE WALLS AT SAID PERIPHERAL EDGES, (C) A PAIR OF SPACED INTERUPPTED PORTIONS ON SAID END WALL RESPECTIVELY FORMING A FORWARD OPENING AT SAID FORWARD PORTION AND A REAR OPENING SPACED REARWARDLY OF SAID FORWARD OPENING, (D) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST SIDE WALL FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING A SUPPLY OF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE IN SAID CASE, (E) FORWARD AND REAR PARALLEL AXLES FIXED AT OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALLS AN D EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIDE WALLS RESPECTIVELY ADJACENT SAID FORWARD AND REAR OPENINGS, AND (F) A TAPE LAYING ROLLER ON SAID FOEWARD AXLE AND A GUIDE ROLLER ON SAID REAR AXLE, SAID ROLLERS RESPECTIVELY HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING THROUGH SAID RESPECTIVE OPENINGS AND PROJECTING EXTERNALLY OF SAID CASE, (G) SAID END WALL BETWEEN SAID INTERUPPTED PORTIONS BEING RECESSED BEHIND SAID ROLLER PORTIONS ALLOWING SIMULTANEOUS CONTACT OF SAID ROLLER PORTIONS ON SAID SURFACE OF GUIDING SAID GUIDE ROLLER SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH STRAIGHT PATH TAPE LAYING BY SAID TAPE LAYING ROLLER, SAID DISPENSER BEING SELECTIVELY TILTED UPWARDLY ABOUT SAID TAPE LAYING ROLLER FOR DISENGAGING SAID GUIDE ROLLER FROM SAID SURFACE FOR CURVED PATH TAPE LAYING.